Legal Opinion

Eddie BRIDGES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 18, 1987No. 86-3041PublishedCited by 213 opinions

1Per curiam

Eddie Bridges appeals from the district court’s judgment affirming the Health and Human Service Secretary’s denial of his claim for a period of disability, disability insurance benefits and supplemental securi ty income. The issue here is whether the Secretary applied the proper legal standards in evaluating Bridges’ complaints of pain and other symptoms in determining that Bridges does not suffer from a severe impairment. We affirm.

Bridges claims disability as a result of a combination of impairments and related symptomatology. Bridges testified at the administrative hearing that he has…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Marie McDaniel v. Otis R. Bowen , Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  2. William P. Wiggins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Thomas A. BRADY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Barbara Farris v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  5. Annette F. ARNOLD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by213 opinions

  1. Thelma L. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  2. James F. LAMB, A/N 252-48-2311, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Lillie DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
  4. John LOWERY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, MD, Sec., Dept. of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Ulysee BARRON, III, SSN: 263-06-9928, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991

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